Susana Solano facts for kids
Susana Solano (born in 1946) is a famous Spanish artist. She is well-known for creating large sculptures. Many of her artworks are made from materials like metal sheets and wire mesh. Susana Solano lives and works in the city of Barcelona, Spain.
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Early Life and Learning
Susana Solano was born in Barcelona in 1946. She studied art at a well-known art school there, the Real acadèmia Catalana de bellas artes de San Jorge.
When she first started her art career, Susana Solano was a painter. But by the late 1970s, she began to create the unique sculptures she is famous for today. Solano has shared that her childhood memories of Barcelona often inspire her artwork.
How She Creates Art
Susana Solano started making sculptures after she stopped painting. Her very first sculptures were made from canvas that hung down.
Later, she mostly used sheet iron for her sculptures. At first, her sculptures looked more natural and organic. But in the mid-1980s, her art changed. Her sculptures became more simple and geometric, using shapes like squares and circles. Around this time, she also started adding other materials, such as glass and wire mesh, to her sculptures.
Besides her sculptures, Susana Solano has also created many works on paper throughout her career.
Art Shows and Exhibitions
Susana Solano's art has been shown in many places. Her sculptures have been displayed all over Spain, as well as in other parts of Europe and the United States.
Her first big show, which looked back at all her work, was organized in 1993 by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Her first solo art show in New York City happened in 1996 at the McKee Gallery.
Today, the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City represents Solano's work in the United States. Her art was first shown there in 2013, in an exhibition called A meitat de camí – Halfway there.
Awards and Special Recognition
Susana Solano has received important honors for her art.
In 1988, she represented Spain at the 43rd Venice Biennale. This is a very important international art exhibition. In the same year, she was given Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts. This is a high honor for artists in Spain.
Where Her Art Is Kept
Susana Solano's sculptures are part of many public art collections. This means her work can be seen in museums and galleries around the world. Some of these places include:
- Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain
- Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
- Collezione Gori, Fattoria di Celle, Santomato, Italy
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
- Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, Austria
- Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, USA
- Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
- Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, USA
- Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
See also
In Spanish: Susana Solano para niños
